Why was there no Game Gear TMNT game?

*CyberCubed* · 05-23-2022, 05:32 AM

I just thought of this due to the collection. Many licensed games back then appeared on NES, SNES, Genesis and then Gameboy and Game Gear.

But there never was a TMNT game on Game Gear despite getting two on Sega Genesis. We could have gotten another mostly unique TMNT beat 'em up on the Game Gear back in the 90's and we never did.

*oldmanwinters* · 05-23-2022, 06:30 AM

Konami was slow to bring anything to Sega due to their longstanding Nintendo relationship. By the time they began to support Sega’s platform, the Turtles license was starting to slip in its bankability and the Game Gear was also cooling off in the battle with the Game Boy. I’d say it was just bad timing.

*sdp* · 05-23-2022, 07:15 AM

That's a shame, in the last few years I've been discovering how the game gear has "hidden gems" when it comes to licensed titles that are entirely original and yet no one talks about them. The likes of Power Rangers and Jurassic Park have better titles exclusive to the game gear better than the GB/NES/SNES/Genesis counterparts!

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 05-23-2022, 07:49 AM

The Turtle craze was almost over when Konami began to release TMNT titles for Sega consoles.

*oldmanwinters* · 05-23-2022, 09:10 AM

To my great surprise, I'm not sure if Konami ever published ANY titles for the Game Gear.

They were involved with the licensing of Junction in 1991 (published under the Micronet label in the US), but other than that, I can't find anything:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Game_Gear_games

*CyberCubed* · 05-23-2022, 09:10 AM

The Game Gear definitely had some unique games. Would have been cool to see what type of TMNT game they would have made for it.

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 05-23-2022, 09:17 AM

Yeah it is a shame. Truth be told, they probably could've ported the NES games to the system.

I'm also surprised there were no games based on the Red Sky seasons.

member_removed · 07-11-2022, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

The Turtle craze was almost over when Konami began to release TMNT titles for Sega consoles.

Pretty much this.

There was no TMNT content produced for the PS1 or N64 either.

Nothing between Tournament Fighters (1993) and the 2K3 series tie in games in 2003. Vast wasteland of years for the Turtles on home consoles.

*CyberCubed* · 07-11-2022, 05:25 AM

Yep, 10 years of no new TMNT games. I remember that as a kid, always wanting another new TMNT game and it never happened. I knew we would never get one during the N64/PS1 era, but I always hoped.

It really took until the next cartoon came out in 2003 that we started getting games again. But I remember the feeling as a kid, "why no new TMNT games" and fantasizing what a TMNT game on the N64 would be like.

05-23-2022, 05:32 AM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 39,085	Why was there no Game Gear TMNT game? I just thought of this due to the collection. Many licensed games back then appeared on NES, SNES, Genesis and then Gameboy and Game Gear. But there never was a TMNT game on Game Gear despite getting two on Sega Genesis. We could have gotten another mostly unique TMNT beat 'em up on the Game Gear back in the 90's and we never did.

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oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 13,906	Konami was slow to bring anything to Sega due to their longstanding Nintendo relationship. By the time they began to support Sega’s platform, the Turtles license was starting to slip in its bankability and the Game Gear was also cooling off in the battle with the Game Boy. I’d say it was just bad timing. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

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sdp doomer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 9,998	That's a shame, in the last few years I've been discovering how the game gear has "hidden gems" when it comes to licensed titles that are entirely original and yet no one talks about them. The likes of Power Rangers and Jurassic Park have better titles exclusive to the game gear better than the GB/NES/SNES/Genesis counterparts! __________________ *90s* *TMNT& Dinosaurs @ MiscRave.com* Click to join The Drome Discord server

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oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 13,906	To my great surprise, I'm not sure if Konami ever published ANY titles for the Game Gear. They were involved with the licensing of Junction in 1991 (published under the Micronet label in the US), but other than that, I can't find anything: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Game_Gear_games __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

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05-23-2022, 07:49 AM	#4
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Emperor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 9,784	The Turtle craze was almost over when Konami began to release TMNT titles for Sega consoles.

05-23-2022, 09:17 AM	#7
LeotheLateBloomer Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,533	Yeah it is a shame. Truth be told, they probably could've ported the NES games to the system. I'm also surprised there were no games based on the Red Sky seasons.

07-11-2022, 05:25 AM	#9
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 39,085	Yep, 10 years of no new TMNT games. I remember that as a kid, always wanting another new TMNT game and it never happened. I knew we would never get one during the N64/PS1 era, but I always hoped. It really took until the next cartoon came out in 2003 that we started getting games again. But I remember the feeling as a kid, "why no new TMNT games" and fantasizing what a TMNT game on the N64 would be like.